Oh the reached past. What we did in times of lunacy and confusion can haunt us for years to come. Learning to now live beyond it can be empowering for you while stirring up resistance from those living in the past. What do you do when you have spent all your money, time, energy and focus on study and developing yourself to new levels in every arena of your life and then those in your community, your business, your market... keep a tag on you from 5 or 6 years ago. It's a funny thing that when you go through a growing pain and experience a personal development and those around you who haven't can still look down on you or categorize you when they are the ones who have not grown. When we go through a crisis we grow; we usually develop, mature and expand from total tragedy. Sometimes if you don't grow from it, it will kill you; that can be on the metaphoric sense or a physical reality but ether way you cower and die. All the while others around us seam to just stand still. When you make a mistake even a huge mistake and you live up to lit., take it on, and grow beyond it; you are an achiever. You are the one books are written about and set new example for others to grow. A true genius is one who is a better person today than they were yesterday. If you are knowledgeable or crafty at something and lean on it for survival yet never learning or growing beyond it you are much less of a person than one who has had real challenges and educated, practiced and grew beyond them no matter what level they may be at now. I myself can speak whole heartily on this subject because I have been there. I have spent the past 5 years in personal development, business development, in workshops, schools, seminars, weekly yoga, meditation and mind development exercises, yet there are too many people around me who would rather focus on the past, block me out, talk down about me rather than take advantage of all I have to offer today. All my experience and growth is quite useful to those wanting change in there own lives. Never ask a fat person how to lose weight.
Look we
all have made stupid mistakes, we all have things ether in our past or in the
present moment that are of our deepest secrete, insecurities or whatever.
Shall
ye not judge till thy demons have all gone.
Not likely to happen; we all have demons and
they will be with us forever, one must learn to live with them and except
others with theirs, whether you know of them or not. Don't think that even the
most angelic and pristine a person has no dark side.
Usually it is the most innocent looking people that have the darkest passions and inhibitions.
If you are shopping for diamonds you don't think that "at one time this was just
dirt, how good can it be?" The question is how valuable is it to you now?
Today! In the form that it is now? What can you get out of it and what does it
have to offer?!!!!
No one grows by living in the past! GET OVER IT AND GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE!
For me I think only everyday what can I do today that will contribute to where
I want to be tomorrow? It is a total waste of time to give the past even a moment. It is not the future. What I want in my future will only come about if I put
effort into it today. Forget the past, forget who or what "roadblock" in your efforts because that will always be there and if given thought will
only slow you down. Forget it in move on.
raw food
Thank you for sharing your philosophy.
It takes a brave person to admit their past failings and show repentance.
Everyone deserves a second chance, in life, especially when they use their talents for good and helping others.
Growing and developing are all part of life.
Your abilities as a talented raw chef are what matters now.
My friends and I are looking forward to experiencing your artistic and peaceful food.
My best regards to you, and your assistant, who have been working hard to arrange such a fabulous opportunities for us all here in Japan.
Posted by: Ayaka Kamioka | March 20, 2009 at 09:22 AM